William (Bill) K. Tabb taught economics at Queens College and economics, political science and sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center. His books include Economic Governance in the Age of Globalization (Columbia University Press, 2004) and The Amoral Elephant: Globalization and the Struggle for Social Justice in the Twenty-First Century (Monthly Review Press, 2001)[1].

"Support Bill Ayers"

In the run up to the U.S. presidential elections, Ayers had come under considerable media scrutiny, sparked by his relationship to presidential candidate Barack Obama.

We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...

We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.

William K. Tabb, Professor at Emeritus Queens College, CUNY signed the statement.[8]

Left Forum board

Tabb was listed as a "confirmed speaker" at the "Global Left Dialogue: 2005 Left Forum", held from April 15-17 2005, at his City University of New York CUNY Graduate Center, NYC.
("The Nation", April 4, 2005, p. 15, announcement of the Dialogue/Forum)

Mapping Socialist Strategies

Mapping Socialist Strategies was convened from August 1-4 in Briarcliff Manor, NY, by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York Office. It brang together 100 influential progressives and leftists from across the United States, Canada, and Europe for an “un-conference” on socialist strategies.